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Mormoscopa sordescens

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Mormoscopa sordescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mormoscopa
Species:
M. sordescens
Binomial name
Mormoscopa sordescens
(Rosenstock, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Bleptina sordescens Rosenstock, 1885
  • Bleptina crossodora Lower, 1895
  • Mormoscopa crossodora Meyrick, 1897

Mormoscopa sordescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885.[1] It is known from Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Mormoscopa sordescens (Rosenstock, 1885)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 April 2013). "Mormoscopa sordescens (Rosenstock, 1885)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 February 2020.